Lately I’ve installed several new extensions and addons for FireFox, and I thought I’ld publish a list (along with a screenshot) here.  Partly to share it with you, but largely so I can remember what they all are as I continually propagate my list of extensions between work, home, laptops, relatives, and various other computers I tend to interact with on a semi-regular basis.

In alphabetical order:

  • Adblock Plus – Previously I used AdBlock & FilterSet.G Updater for this, but Adblock Plus combines both of these (with alot more) into a single extension
  • Better GMail - From the folks at LifeHacker, this combines 20 or so very useful GreaseMonkey scripts into a single Extension
  • BugMeNot – A great way to get around all those "mandatory registration" websites
  • del.icio.us Bookmarks – An easy way to synchronize bookmarks across multiple computers
  • ErrorZilla Mod – When a page won’t load, get an easy collection of buttons for Cache’s and Diagnotics
  • FasterFox - A great collection of tweaks to get the most out of your browser
  • Find Toolbar Tweaks – Works well with the "Search Marker"
  • Firebug - a Must-have for web developers
  • GMail Manager – A better version of the Gmail Notifier that handles Multiple accounts and shows message snippets in the notifications
  • GreaseMonkey – Everyone knows this one.
  • Linkification - Converts URL’s & email addresses into links
  • MultiSidebar - Lets me have multiple sidebars, and dock them to any side I want
  • NoScript - Disables unnecessary JavaScript & Flash, makes browsing much faster & eliminates alot of popups
  • Search Marker – Puts markers along the scrollbar, indicating locations of searched text
  • Snap links – Lets you draw a box (with the mouse) around links, opening each link within the box in a separate tab
  • Split Browser – Lets you split the browser into multiple panes.
  • Tab Mix Plus – Lets you drag-n-drop tabs, as well as lock & protect them.  Also incorporates a "Reload Every" function, replacing the ReloadEvery extension.
  • Travissimo - An extension for fans of "Travian".
  • Update Notifier – Notify you when an extension has been updated, with a quick-restart option

It’s a long list, but these really work well together.  A few interesting "synergies" of the collection:

  • Travissimo insists on loading the sidebar on the left whenever you login to Travian.  Since I use a widescreen monitor, I typically keep my bookmarks sidebar open all the time.  With MultiSidebar, I can keep my bookmarks on the right side, and let Travissimo appear on the left.
  • As I’ve mentioned before, Search Marker & Find Toolbar Tweaks work well together to put markers on the side whenever you use quick-search.
  • AdBlock plus & NoScript pretty much eliminate every single ad you’ll ever see on the web.

And just to "show off", I’ve snapped a few Screenshots of my FireFox window.

The DAAC website, with the window split & Pandora in the bottom
My Travian Capitol, with the Travissimo bar on the left

[tag:firefox][tag:extensions]

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